premedication

premedication
pre·medication

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  • prémédication — [ premedikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1959; de pré et médication ♦ Méd. Traitement médicamenteux administré avant une anesthésie ou un examen difficilement toléré. La prémédication est destinée à détendre le malade et à renforcer les effets de l anesthésique …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Premedication — refer to a drug treatment given to a patient before a (surgical or invasive) medical procedure. These drugs are typically sedative or analgesic.Premedication before chemotherapy for cancer often refers to special drug regimens (usually 3 drugs,… …   Wikipedia

  • premedication — 1. Administration of drugs prior to anesthesia to allay apprehension, produce sedation, and facilitate the administration of anesthesia. 2. Drugs used for such purposes. * * * pre·med·i·ca·tion .med ə kā shən n preliminary medication esp… …   Medical dictionary

  • premedication — n. drugs administered to a patient before an operation (usually one in which an anaesthetic is used). Premedication usually comprises injection of a sedative (such as a benzodiazepine), to calm the patient down, together with a drug, (such as… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • premedication — noun The administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to induce sedation; the drug so administered …   Wiktionary

  • premedication — prɪː medɪ keɪʃn n. act of providing medication in advance; medication which is administered before another medication or treatment …   English contemporary dictionary

  • premedication — noun medication given in preparation for an operation or other treatment …   English new terms dictionary

  • premedication — /ˌprimɛdəˈkeɪʃən/ (say .preemeduh kayshuhn) noun the giving of drugs prior to an operation, to sedate and prepare a patient …  

  • premedication — n. medication to prepare for an operation or other treatment …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lorazepam — Systematic (IUPAC) name (RS) 9 chloro 6 (2 chlorophenyl) 4 hydroxy …   Wikipedia

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